Grindelwald has a population (as of 31 December 2011) of 3,796. As of 2007, 15.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased by 3.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (86.8%), with Portuguese being second most common (4.5%) and French being third (1.7%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 54.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (14.2%), the Green Party (10.1%) and the SPS (8.6%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0�19 years old) make up 21.1% of the population, while adults (20�64 years old) make up 62.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.3%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Grindelwald about 66.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Grindelwald has an unemployment rate of 2.66%. As of 2005, there were 365 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 138 businesses involved in this sector. 378 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 53 businesses in this sector. 1,961 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 225 businesses in this sector
